Harness-saddle



(No Model.)

H. ASGHENBAGH 8v J. W. THEOBALD. HARNESS SADDLE.

No. 404,669. Patented June 4, 1889.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY ASCHENBACH, OF SOUTH ORANGE, AND J OI-IN \V. THEOBALD, OF NElVARK,NEW JERSEY.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,669, dated June 4,1889.

Application filed February 7, 1 8 8 9.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY ASCHENBAOH and JOHN \V. THEOBALD, bothcitizens of the United States, residing, the said HENRY ASCH- ENBACH atSouth Orange, Essex county, New Jersey, and the said JOHN WV. THEOBALDat Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Harness-Pads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to harness-pads; and it consists in certain novelconstruct-ions and combinations described and pointed outin thefollowing specification and claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal centralsecticn,on the line w as of Fig. 2, of a harness-pad made according toour invention. Fig. 2 is a crosssection on the line y y of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is atop view of the metallic under frame of the harness-pad. Figs. 4and 5 represent nuts which aid to secure the terrets and girth-strapscrews to the harness-pad. Fig. 6 is a crosssection like Fig. 2,omitting the parts L, M, N, and R.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

The metallic under frame of the harnesspad consists of the plate A,which extends nearly the whole length of the pad, and is bent not onlyupward at its central part, but is curved downward between its centralpart and its ends, as shown in Fig. 1, and is also trough-like or of acurved shape in cross-section, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. The plate Ahas numerous openings made in it, both of square and round forms, asindicated in the drawings, for the purpose of making the plate as lightas is consistent with the required strength, and also to ventilate thepad. The under frame further consists of auxiliary perforated plates BB, which are fitted and secured to the under side of plate A in thefollowing manner: The inner end of each plate B B is provided with atongue 0, which is passed upward through an opening D in the plate A,and made to overlap upon a crossbar E at the end of the opening, and theouter end of each plate B B is riveted at F to plate A near the ends ofthe latter. The central parts of the platesB B are bent downward SerialNo. 299,037. (No model.)

from plate A, so as to leave spaces G G between them, and thus give roomfor the fastening devices by which the terrets and the screws for thegirth-straps are secured in place, and at the same time give the propershape to the under side of the harness-pad. The sides of the plates B Bare also bent up so as to give to the plates a curved shape incrosssection, as is shown in Fig. 2, theredges of plates B B comingunder and supporting the edges of plate A.

The under side of plate A is provided with guiding-ribs 2 2, whichextend alongside of the holes 4, through which the terret and girthstrapscrews pass, their edges resting on the plates B B. The ribs 2 2 aid inkeepingthe plates B B and A apart from each other, and they receivethenuts T bet-ween them and keep them in proper position laterally, sothat the terret and girth-strap screws will readily en- 7 gage the nuts.The platesB B are further secured to the plate A by the cover-sections HI, which surround the united plates A B B, and are united to each otheralong their edges by means of a binding J, which is sewed to the edgesof the cover-sections by lines of stitching, as is shown in Figs. 2 and6, thereby also forming along the whole length of the harness-pad ridgesK K, which, in conjunction with the trough-like shape of plate A, form areceptacle 3, in which is placed the upper frame, consisting of theleather covering L, the metallic core M, and the leather lining N, thelining N and the leather covering L being Wider than the core M, andbeing sewed together by their edges, as shown at O 0, so that theyinclose between them the metal core M. A layer of felt or other suitablepadding material P is placed between the cover-section I and theadjacent surface of the plates B B, so as to make the under side of theharnesspad on each side of the central part soft and cushion-like.

The parts L M N, composing the upper frame, are provided with the usualopenings for receiving the screws of the check-hook Q and terrets R Rand girth-strap screws S S, as shown in the drawings, and the nuts T areplaced loosely in the spaces G G to receive the terret and girth-strapscrews. As an additional means of enabling the terret-screws to engagetheir nuts '1 with certainty, I form on the plate A hooks U, which arebent down from the plate at suitable places, so as to form stops in alongitudinal direction for the nuts to compel them to take the properposition for receiving the said screws.

The nuts of the girth-straps are properly located in a longitudinaldirection by means of the inner ends of the filling-pieces V V, againstwhich they rest, as is shown in Fig. 1. The filling-pieces V areinserted between the outer ends of plates A and 13, where they aresecured by the rivets F, which pass through said plates and through thefilling-pieces. The filling-pieces V are of leather, so as to bepliable, and they extend a short distance beyond the ends of plates Aand B, so as to give a pliable character to the extremities of theharness-pad, their outer ends being inclosed between the cover-sectionsII I, as shown in Fig. 1.

The girth-straps X are secured to the harness-pad by being inserted inthe receptacle or trough 3 between the ridges K K, the lining N, whichis under the core M, being cut away to the point Y to permit the ends ofthe girth-straps to be inserted far enough to pass beyond thegirth-screws, which are passed down through the girth-straps on theirway to the nuts T, and by that means the girthstraps are secured to theharness-pad.

The check-hook Q is secured to the harness-pad in the usual manner bymeans of a screw-threaded shank Z, which passes down through the upperframe of the harness-pad and through the plate a of the back-straploop 1) into a nut (Z, which is concealed by the plate A of the lowerframe and by the coversection I of the harness-pad.

Two of the guiding-ribs 2 and one of the hooks U are shown in sectionalFig. 2, and the four sets of guiding-ribs 2 are indicated by dottedlines in Fig.

\Vhat we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, in a harnesspad, of the trough-shaped top plate A,having adjacent to the middle of its length the slots D and cross-barsE, with the under plates 13, fixed at their outer ends to the top plateand having their inner ends passed through the said slots and looselyoverlying the crossbars, the cover-sections H I, surrounding the unitedplates, and the top pad-frame located in the trough of the top plate,substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a harness-pad, of the trough-shaped top plate A,provided with holes 4, and having the guiding-ribs 2 beside the holes 4,and provided with the slots 1) and cross-bars E, the under plates 13,having their side edges turned upward and resting against and supportingthe edges of the top plate, said under plates fixed at their outer endsto the top plate, bearing upon the guidingribs, and at their upper endspassing through the slots and overlying the crossbars of the top-plate,the cover-sections II I, surrounding the united plates, the top padframeL M N, located in the trough of the top plate, the nuts T between theguidingribs, and the terrets R, engaging the nuts, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, in a harness-pad, of the top plat-e A, provided withholes 4, and having the guiding-ribs 2 at the sides of the holes at, andprovided with the pendent stophooks U, the nuts T, located between theribs and bearing against the stop-hooks, the under plates 13, and thetcrrets R, substantially as described.

4:. The combination, in a harness-pad, of the metallic top plate A,trough-shaped on its upper side, the under metallic plates B, havingtheir side edges bent upwardly and supporting the edges of the topplate, said under plates being fixed at their outer. ends to the topplate and loosely connected to the latter at their inner ends, thecover-sections ll I, surrounding the united plates, and the toppad-frame L M N, located in the troughshaped upper side of the metallictop plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HENRY ASCITENBACII. JOHN \V. TIIEOBALT).

Witnesses:

JOHN VAN SANTVOORD, KATIE M. KAS'JENHUBER.

